After the Christmas thingy was over, I of course went to Rich O's.
It was pretty crowded, but I wasn't going to be sitting in Rich O's proper anyway. As soon as HatGirl arrived I'd be sitting out front with them. So even though this one dude offered to give me the throne, I just sat at the kiddie table and tried a new beer.
(draft) Almost black. Good head, good lacing. A very faint coffee and hop aroma. There was a slight bitterness to the flavor and the finish. Not worth my time. Just barely decent.I only had about five ounces of that, then I switched to another new beer.
(draft) Black, with a decent brown head. A sugary sweet aroma. Flavor was fairly intense, with spices and a slight hint of coffee. Pretty damn good.So that was much better than the first beer had been.
While I was drinking that, HatGirl came in to make sure that I knew she'd arrived.
HatGirl!
Yay!
I went out front and sat with HatGirl and LuckyFucker and HatGirl's sister for several hours. I had another of the Bell's beers (20) and we all just relaxed. Because it was HatGirl's birthday, I must have sang Happy Birthday to her a dozen times, but I kept my voice down so everyone in the place wouldn't find out, start singing, and embarrass the shit out of her.
At one point HatGirl picked up her camera and recorded me singing to her. Hopefully I won't be seeing that on Inside Edition anytime soon.
Weird, I think I was more excited about her birthday than I ever am about my own.
For my next beer, I had a New Holland Dragon's Milk. I'd had this before, but I went ahead and updated my review.
(draft) Very smooth for so much alcohol. I really liked this, but I'd probably like it even more without the oaky undertones. Almost black with good head and lacing. There were subtle hints of vanilla and bourbon that were a very pleasant surprise.
I switched to Diet Coke for a while after that, but I ended up having a Spezial Rauchbier (1292) at the end of the night.
Once HatGirl and her posse left, I went back into Rich O's proper for a while and had another Diet Coke.
Then I went to Kroger to buy some shrimp. Then I went to White Castle. Then I came home.
